@DStepler @Brotherone @RoboticsWidow UCs (and CalStates) are overrated, and over-applied. Too many OOS schools offer far better scholarships and comparable quality education. Plus many kids prefer to move away from home for a more rewarding college experience anyway. We are from San Diego, my son applied to UCSD and UCD just because everybody at his school applied to UC’s , got rejected by both, but hasn’t blinked an eye. Wasn’t really seriously considering California - applied all over the country and got accepted to a bunch of great schools. Now deciding between Clemson, CSU, TAMU and Oklahoma (plus maybe VT if the wait list works out). I am positive he will enjoy the next four years no matter where he ends up. And a few years post-graduation and with some work experience nobody will ask where he got his degree.
How many students are usually admitted from the waitlists?
@j678jgpo - it was the first thing he did considering that was the school he really hoped to get into. The stats about coming off of a waitlist aren’t in our favor but at least it may become an option at some point so fingers crossed:)
@Brotherone @genesmasher I totally agree! He was accepted in the honors programs at both Barrett & the Leeds Business School at CU Boulder which in the end are probably better choices especially considering they both gave him scholarships but the sting is still fresh lol . Onwards and upwards 
Admissions are getting more competitive because there are more students applying than what UC’s can afford to accept. They are public universities and depend on federal funds meaning they have a financial budget and can accept a certain amount of students. UC’s are the most over-applied to schools, students should realize there are plenty of other universities offering a comparable quality education. More high school students are applying to college now, which is great, but there’s a greater focus on the prestige of which schools they’re applying to, creating this overflow of applications to the “popular” schools.
@drag0n21 stats from 2017-18 show that 9,465 were waitlisted, 5,998 accepted a spot on the waitlist and 967 were admitted from the waitlist. Now how that will compare to this crazy year is anyone’s guess!
Waitlisted
Economics
UC GPA: 4.1 capped, 4.4 uncapped
SAT: 1510
SAT Math 2: 780
International Applicant
Applied for CS at UCSD, but got admitted as undeclared at Muir. I also got waitlisted at UCLA.
SAT: 1500, R/W - 700, Math - 800
SAT 2: Math 2 - 770, Physics - 800
Really bummed right now 
Can anyone thoroughly share their knowledge about the 6 colleges? I just got into roosevelt for cs but I don’t understand what differentiates it from other colleges and how the system works I didn’t research the colleges when I was ranking them tbh. Also, are specific colleges better than others in a particular major? So for example is there a college that has the best cs program, or are they all academically equal?
@nadagehad01 : lots of threads in this forum on the residential college system; just page through the UCSD pages and you’ll see them.
Here’s one for example: http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-san-diego/2102539-please-help-me-rank-ucsd-colleges.html#latest
@nadagehad01 the main difference between the colleges is where you will live on campus and the GEs. In response to your question about major, no, there is no difference, as CS is a department of the university. The departments are the same for the whole university. The only thing that might suck is the walk to Warren, which is where the CS building is located.
@nadagehad01 ERC is a great college, but you will have a little more writing classes than someone in Muir or Warren do. However, the GEs end up balancing out if you compare them side-by-side. I personally like ERC, and that’s coming from a Revelle student.
I was rejected from UCSD but got an email to join the 3 day overnight. What could this mean?
@escondido2023 Hello, you are the only other person besides myself that has gotten regents at UCSD, do you know how many people got it and whether it is better to attend UCSD w/ regents or UCLA w/o regents for premed? Thanks in advance!
@hannahgrassi what is the 3 day overnight? I go to UCSD and I don’t remember that being a thing
Son got accepted OOS and this is his dream school but we’re waiting to see if he gets any merit aid. He got some from UCSC. Question for other OOS parents whose student will attend here, are you determining that the $50k+ OOS cost is worth it? It’s tough because he wants to go here so badly.
My D was accepted and wants to register for accepted students day but she can’t find her CPID. Anyone know where to find that? TIA
@MrDawsonWE3
“Worth it” is such a subjective concept. Worth it for someone else might not be worth it to you.
For us we have been mentally and financially prepared for our kids going OOS, knowing that we would be paying the sticker price (btw for UCs it would be around 65k). D got accepted to Rutgers (instate for us) with good merit aid, Stevens gives her 40k/year, penn state gives her 20k. Going to Rutgers would cost us a fraction (like 10k/year) of what we would pay for the UC. Other schools would cost about less than half of the UC.
She is most likely to pick one of the UCs or UMich which is about the same cost as the UC. Is it “worth it” for us to go into great debt to choose OOS when cheaper options are available? Probably not. It’s it “worth it” bc we can afford it? Absolutely!
I have a question: Does anyone know how many students (or percentage) get in UCSD with undeclared majors? How easy is it to get into the desired major such as engineering (electrical, computer etc) after first year?
@skiscuba it depends on which engineering major you want to switch to. I would research on how hard it is to switch into each. You can find info if you look up UCSD engineering majors.